| Consumer Price Index | ||||||||||||
| and 12 Months Percent Change | ||||||||||||
| All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Not Seasonally Adjusted, U.S. city average, All items, 1982-1984=100 | ||||||||||||
| released: April 16, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| MONTH | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 159.1 | 161.6 | 164.3 | 168.8 | 175.1 | 177.1 | 181.7 | 185.2 | 190.7 | 198.3 | 202.416 | 211.080 | |
| January | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| 159.6 | 161.9 | 164.5 | 169.8 | 175.8 | 177.8 | 183.1 | 186.2 | 191.8 | 198.7 | 203.499 | 211.693 | |
| Februrary | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| 160.0 | 162.2 | 165.0 | 171.2 | 176.2 | 178.8 | 184.2 | 187.4 | 193.3 | 199.8 | 205.352 | 213.528 | |
| March | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 160.2 | 162.5 | 166.2 | 171.3 | 176.9 | 179.8 | 183.8 | 188.0 | 194.6 | 201.5 | 206.686 | ||
| April | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | |
| 160.1 | 162.8 | 166.2 | 171.5 | 177.7 | 179.8 | 183.5 | 189.1 | 194.4 | 202.5 | 207.949 | ||
| May | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | |
| 160.3 | 163.0 | 166.2 | 172.4 | 178.0 | 179.9 | 183.7 | 189.7 | 194.5 | 202.9 | 208.352 | ||
| June | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | |
| 160.5 | 163.2 | 166.7 | 172.8 | 177.5 | 180.1 | 183.9 | 189.4 | 195.4 | 203.5 | 208.299 | ||
| July | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| 160.8 | 163.4 | 167.1 | 172.8 | 177.5 | 180.7 | 184.6 | 189.5 | 196.4 | 203.9 | 207.917 | ||
| August | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| 161.2 | 163.6 | 167.9 | 173.7 | 178.3 | 181.0 | 185.2 | 189.9 | 198.8 | 202.9 | 208.490 | ||
| September | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
| 161.6 | 164.0 | 168.2 | 174.0 | 177.7 | 181.3 | 185.0 | 190.9 | 199.2 | 201.8 | 208.936 | ||
| October | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |
| 161.5 | 164.0 | 168.3 | 174.1 | 177.4 | 181.3 | 184.5 | 191.0 | 197.6 | 201.5 | 210.177 | ||
| November | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| 161.3 | 163.9 | 168.3 | 174.0 | 176.7 | 180.9 | 184.3 | 190.3 | 196.8 | 201.8 | 210.036 | ||
| December | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 4.1 | |
| Annual | 160.5 | 163.0 | 166.6 | 172.2 | 177.1 | 179.9 | 184.0 | 188.9 | 195.3 | 201.6 | 207.342 | |
| Average | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| Note: Top figure in each box is the index number. Bottom figure is the percent change from one year earlier. | ||||||||||||
| CPI to Three Decimal Places - As of January 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun computing percent changes based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes. In addition, CPI index values are displayed to three decimal places in all publications. As in the past, percent changes are rounded to one decimal place. This change addresses a rounding issue that has resulted in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values. This change only affects the presentation of the index data. No systematic upward or downward effect on the data is introduced. Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by email at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov . (from Consumer Price Index: January 2007 news release) | ||||||||||||
| Source: Consumer Price Index, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics - www.bls.gov/cpi/ | ||||||||||||
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